- From: David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 12:50:50 -0400
- To: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- CC: "public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org" <public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org>
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Added to WIKI https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_revision_of_3.4.1 Cheers, David MacDonald *Can**Adapt* *Solutions Inc.* Tel: 613.235.4902 LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmacdonald100> twitter.com/davidmacd GitHub <https://github.com/DavidMacDonald> www.Can-Adapt.com <http://www.can-adapt.com/> * Adapting the web to all users* * Including those with disabilities* If you are not the intended recipient, please review our privacy policy <http://www.davidmacd.com/disclaimer.html> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote: > Just before I forget, some stream of consciousness (probably to be added > to the wiki). > > Problem is twofold: > > * content that expects a certain aspect ratio/orientation to function > (e.g. a page which "wants" user to view it in landscape - if user has a > portrait aspect ratio, all they get is a "hey, resize your window / tilt > your device into landscape mode" message) > > * content which goes a step further and locks/forces a particular aspect > ratio/orientation (possible in native and, with proposals like > https://drafts.csswg.org/css-device-adapt/#orientation-desc, also for web > content) > > While all users are potentially affected by these, certain users groups > with disabilities are particularly affected as they can't easily just "turn > their device" (thinking of users with a fixed tablet attached to a > wheelchair, in landscape mode only). > > For web content, desktop browsers don't currently honour any of the device > adaptation / viewport directives - this is currently only an issue on > "mobile" (phone/tablet) devices. It's possible this distinction may fall > away in future (indeed, under certain conditions, even desktop browsers > take hints from viewport directives (as is the case with IE/Edge in Windows > "metro"/"modern" mode when using split screen view, which picks up on some > viewport stuff [don't have the details handy just now]) > > The more naive "check for aspect ratio width/height and show a > 'resize/tilt' message" situations will affect desktop users as much as > mobile/tablet users. > > In essence, we'd want to say: let users experience your content/use your > site/app regardless of their aspect ratio/orientation, as not everybody can > easily change window size/orientation. > > Simplest way to achieve this: don't fight the browser; using responsive > approaches to then make your content look/work great regardless of > orientation/aspect ratio is not necessarily tied to this - it's an > optional/extra. This should be primarily about NOT locking users out > completely. whether the stuff then works well in both portrait and > landscape is more of a usability issue. > > Another sufficient technique would then be the "mechanism" as in "provide > a switch, or setting in an options dialog, or similar". > > P > -- > Patrick H. Lauke > > www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke > http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com > twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke > > >
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